An excellent company to work for. Have a broad product portfolio which keeps one motivated and provides challanges with ongoing new acquisitions.

Cons

One may tend to lose focus on particular product/s and that could prove to be a major disaster in terms of market share.

Advice to Management

Would be ideal to obtain correct market information from those on road rather than relying on info provided by first line or second line managers who tend to camouflage the feedback to keep in line with corporate expectations.

I have been working at Parker Hannifin as an intern (More than 3 years)

Recommends

Positive Outlook

No opinion of CEO

Recommends

Positive Outlook

No opinion of CEO

Pros

I'm giving a lot of engineering projects that let me learn by coupling my knowledge with hands on experience. I think these projects have taught me a lot, and will be very beneficial to my resume when I search for a career after college.

Cons

It seems as though a lot of the work force is significantly older. Some of the work seems mundane as the same thing gets produced every day (in the well established production lines). I'm sure this is probably the nature of working in a manufacturing environment, and probably varies depending on location and product.

Advice to Management

I would like to see more training for the engineer interns, as I originally felt thrown into my position, and didn't know what to do. I have since learnt my position. I think a rotational program for engineering students, and recent graduates would be beneficial (such as the accounting rotation program thats offered)